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- EIN 52-0892064
- (410) 730-2656
- 425 3rd St Sw Ste 950 Washington DC 20024-3230 USA
- www.usra.edu
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Physical & Earth Sciences, Technology
Mission: To provide a collaborative membership organization where universities and other research organizations may cooperate effectively with each other, with the united states government, and other entities to develop knowledge associated with space science and technology.
Programs: Nasa academic mission services (nams) contract to deliver new concepts, tools and technologies related to aeronautics, science and aeroflightdynamics. This five-year agreement for a $193 million award launches an integrated multi-year research effort to be conducted at nasa's ames research center, which ranges from fundamental research and development through field test deployments and operational science missions
gestar stands for goddard earth sciences technology and research. Its scope cuts across earth science disciplines and includes atmospheric studies, hydrology, ocean and climate research. To facilitate experimental, analytical and theoretical research in support of nasa's strategic earth and space science objectives.
stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy (sofia): the sofia is an airborne observatory that will study the universe in the infrared spectrum. Besides this contribution to science progress, sofia will be a major factor in the development of observational techniques, of new instrumentations, and in the education of young scientists and teachers in the discipline of infrared astronomy. Sofia is expected to fly into the stratosphere, open the telescope cavity door, and point its telescope at the heavens three or four nights a week for at least twenty years.